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20th  Congress, 
\st  Session, 


[Doc.  No.  172.] 


Ho.  OF  11  EPS. 

J  far  Dcpt. 


INTERNAL  IMPROVEMENT. 


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THE  SECRETARY  OF  WAR, 


TRANSMITTING   THE 


Information  required  by  a  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  19th  Dec.  1826, 


I2f  HELATIOX  TO  TOE 


-WORKS  OF  XirTERN-iVZ.  XIAF  R  O  VE  MZSZTT 


WHICH  HAVE  BEEN  UNDBRTAKEN  Oil  PROJECTED  BY 


THE  GENERAL  GOVERNMENT, 


FROM  THE  YEAR  1824  TO  THE  YEAR  1826,  INCLUSIVE,  8tc. 


March  4,  182^. 
Read,  and  laid  upon  tlie  table. 


WASHINGTON  : 

I'HIXTJO  nr  GALES  SJ  seato??. 
Ifi28, 


[Doc.  No.  172.] 


War  Department,  March  3,  1828. 

Sir  :  In  obedience  to  the  directions  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  in  conformity  with  a  resolution  of  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives, of  December  19th,  1826,1  have  the  honor  of  submitting  a 
statement  of  the  different  works  of  ''  internal  improvement,  compris- 
ing routes  for  roads  and  canals ;  attempts  to  improve  the  navigation 
of  rivers,  lakes,  creeks,  and  bays ;  and  to  protect  coasts  and  islands  ; 
that  have  been  undertaken  or  projected  by  the  Fedei'al  Government, 
within  the  different  States  and  Territories,  from  the  year  1824  to 
1826,  inclusive,  so  as  to  show  how  many  works,  and  of  what  kinds, 
have  been  undertaken  or  projected  in  each  State  and  Territory,  with- 
in that  time ;  the  amount  intended  or  deemed  necessary  to  be  expend- 
ed in  the  execution  of  each  work  ;  and  the  time  which  each  will  proba- 
bly require  for  its  completion." 

The  cause  of  the  delay  in  furnishing  this  statement  is  explained  in 
the  accompanying  communication  from  the  Chief  Engineer. 

«*  I  have  the  honor  to  be. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

§  JAMES  BARBOUR. 

«         Hon.  Andrew  Stevenson, 

— '  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 


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[Doc.  No.  172.] 


Engineer  Depaktment,  March  3,  1828. 

Siu  :  I  Iitive  tlic  honor  to  pvcseiit  Iiercwith  a  statenient,  exhibiting 
the  lunnber  and  designation  of  ihe  dillercni  uotks  ofiiitoinal  impiovc- 
ment,  con»pii.sing  routes  lor  roads  and  canals:  attenij)ts  to  improve 
the  navigation  of  rivers,  lakes,  creeks,  and  bays ;  and  to  protect 
coasts  and  islands  that  have  been  undertaken  or  projected  by  the  Fe- 
deral Government,  within  the  different  States  and  I'crritorics,  from 
the  year  1854  to  tijc  year  !826,  inclusive  ;  shewing,  also,  the  amount 
intended  or  deemed  necessai'y  to  be  expended  in  the  execution  of  each 
work  ;  and  the  time  m  hich  eacli  work  will  jirobahly  j-equire  for  its 
conjplction,  fioin  the  comnicncement  of  the  year  1827  ;  prepared  in 
pursuance  of  your  instructions,  in  conformity  with  a  rcsolutitni  of  the 
House  of  Representatives,  of  the  19th  of  December,  1826,  calling  for 
the  same. 

This  statement  was  prepared  dui-ing  the  last  session  of  Congress, 
but,  owing  to  the  diliiculty  of  obtaining  sufficient  data  wherewith  to 
make  it,  and  tlie  nun^erous  calls  made  on  the  Departmejit  for  infor- 
mation,during  the  session,  it  was  not  completed  until  thelast  day  of  the 
session,  too  late  to  bepresehted  to  tlie  Speakei'of  tlie  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. It  was  returned  to  this  office  from  the  War  Department, 
with  the  intention  of  its  being  transmitted  to  Congress  at  the  opening 
of  the  ])rescnt  Session,  and.  from  ti)e  [)ressureof  business  in  this  De- 
partment, has  been  overlooked,  until  the  introduction,  by  the  Hon. 
Mr.  Wickliffe,  of  a  resolution  a  few  days  ago,  with  a  view  to  ascer- 
tain the  reason  why  tiic  resolution  of  the  House  of  the  19th  of  Decem- 
ber, 1826,  luid  jiot  been  comj)lie<l  with. 

1  am,  sir, 

Vci'V  respectfully, 

Your  obedicjit  servant, 

ALEX.  MACOMB, 
.V.'{/.  Gen.  Chifj'  Engineer^ 

Hon.  J.vMi'.s  Barbour, 

Secn'Uu'ij  of  War. 


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